출가하다

chulgahada
Verb

Definitions

1
leave home
To leave one's home.
집을 떠나다.
2
become a Buddhist monk
In Buddhism, to leave the world, which is full of agony, and start practicing asceticism.
불교에서, 괴로움이 가득한 현실 세상을 떠나 수행 생활에 들어가다.
3
join the priesthood
In Catholicism, to leave the world to enter a monastery.
가톨릭에서, 세상을 떠나 수도원으로 들어가다.

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Dictionary data from Korean Learners' Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA.